China announces measures to promote AI integration with consumption
China announces measures to promote AI integration with consumption
Publish Date: 2026-06-18 04:39:00
Source Domain: www.reuters.com
- China’s commerce ministry has introduced 17 specific measures to promote the application of artificial intelligence (AI) within the consumption sector.
- The focus is on both goods and services, aiming to integrate AI into consumer electronics and encourage its use in public and lifestyle services.
- The measures target making consumer electronics more intelligent and fostering a new market for humanoid robots.
- The goal is to enhance AI’s penetration into consumer retail and address current challenges like high labor costs and low service standardization in the public sector.
- The deputy director of the international trade cooperation institute under the ministry highlighted that AI’s introduction is expected to overcome current service consumption limitations.
